Oilmen keep their word!
Ulyanovsk. Ulyanovsk oilmen will see the New Year in with high indicators: the 2013 plan was successfully fulfilled and even exceeded.
13 new wells have been drilled having rendered an increment of over 100,000 tons of oil. Over one hundred well interventions have been performed with the absolute effect of over 70 thousand tons. The total production of the company this year is expected to exceed the plan target and amount to more than 830 thousand tons of oil! Besides, according to estimates, the А+В+С1 reserves were added by 404 thousand tons of geological reserves and 173 thousand tons of recoverable reserves, and the C2 reserves were added by 69 thousand tons of geological reserves and 40 thousand tons of recoverable reserves.
Horizontal well 68 was started up at Visheskoye field. It is unique for the region and has the daily production rate of 150 tons of oil which is 6.6% of the total production of the company! For comparison – the average daily production rate per well in Ulyanovsk region is 10 tons of hydrocarbons.
Drilling has been resumed at Novobesovskoye field which allows to ensure stable growth of the oil production.
Significant funds were allocated to construction, development and upgrade of the oil production facilities. A new 10.5 km pipeline was put into operation to link the first water knock-out units of Baranovskoye and Varvarskoye fields. This will allow to increase pumping of the oil liquids, reduce the pipeline pressure, decrease the load on the pumping equipment and considerably improve the environment safety for oil pumping. Verkhozimskoye filed pipelines were upgraded. Construction of first water knock-out units at Verkhozimskoye and Zapadnoye fields was performed at fast rate. “Crystal” treatment units were started up at Yuzhnaya oil treatment facility.
Introduction of equipment for wells with highly viscous emulsion and much solids was commenced.
Oil services block operation efficiency was increased, oil production automation was continued. Working conditions were significantly improved, over 10 mln rubles were allocated for charity in Ulyanovsk region.
High performance indicators of OAO Ulyanovskneft in 2013 will be a solid foundation for future achievements of the company.